Ron Paul: Rand can be nominee

Former GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul thinks one Republican very close to him is capable of winning the GOP nomination: his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

“I would think so certainly,” Ron Paul said on CNN on Thursday when asked by host Wolf Blitzer if he thought his son could win the nomination.

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Paul joked that it might still yet be a little early to be talking about 2016 nominations as some of his supporters still want “to count the votes from last year,” but expressed his confidence in his son succeeding in what he ultimately couldn’t accomplish.

“He’s certainly capable. Compared to the rest, yes he certainly is capable,” he said.

The retired politician, who now hosts his own Internet show, said that some of the desirable qualities for a 2016 candidate would be someone who believes in his principles and understands economics.

“You have to believe in something and understand economics or you just keep doing the same thing and deficits keep running up,” Paul said. “That’s why nothing changes whether you have a Republican or a Democrat because basically it’s one party and that’s where the frustration comes from. And now they’re arguing over power alone and not issues.”